Jack-o’-Lantern Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe – Catalina Cooks

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups (318 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (50 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder*
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 1/2 sticks (170 grams) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
• 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons (57 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups (188 grams) powdered sugar, sifted
• A few drops of orange gel food coloring